Sr Staff Engineer, Synthesis and STA

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world leading MCUs, SoCs, Analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you. Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world. We are seeking a seasoned Backend Design Expert specializing in Static Timing Analysis (STA) and Logic Synthesis to drive PPA optimization on advanced process nodes (5nm and below). You will own the RTL-to-Gate conversion, constraint development, and final timing closure, ensuring our chips deliver maximum performance at the lowest possible power and area. Key Responsibilities Physical-Aware Synthesis and PPA optimization: Own and execute hierarchical synthesis flows to translate SystemVerilog RTL into optimized gate-level netlists. Execute physical-aware and floorplan-driven synthesis flows to minimize post-layout congestion and achieve PPA targets, identify bottlenecks and drive optimizations (e.g., critical path restructuring, datapath optimization). Conduct flat and hierarchical synthesi